Hi There,
I'm hoping someone you can help? I am buy a new mac (Sierra operating system).. will I be able to transfer all my old design files created in Freehand MX Macromedia Version 11.00 build 416, from my vintage mac onto the new computer?
If so, how will I do this and how will I open them? I will be purchasing a license for the newest Illustrator, will old freehand files open using this?
Thanks in advance,
Jo
I just purchased a new Mac Mini with 4mb ram in March '09. I was previously using FHMX on my iMac on 10.3.9 with relativley few issues. Mostly crashing because of what I thought was lack of sufficient RAM. I only had 1.5mb on the iMac. Since upgrading to the Mac Mini I have experienced the following issues and don't know if it's Freehand or the new machine.
1. Intermittent loss of keyboard control. All of the sudden, keyboard is no longer respoinsive. To revive it I can pull down a menu item from the toolbar and it begins working again.
2. Two (yes two!!) blue screens of death. All of the sudden, keyboard control and mouse control are lost. Then a blue screen which after a few seconds a spinning beach ball, then the OS returns to the Finder and ALL open applications have quit! This, is to say the least, a terrifying experience. Both times, I have been working in Freehand when this happened.
3. Intermittent crashes, just like on the iMac. Most recently, crashed upon opening a file. Then when relaunched, opening the same file caused no issues.
I am beside myself thinking I can no longer use Freehand and don't know if indeed it is Freehand causing all these problems or it is the new Mac Mini and some kind of hardware issue.
Does anyone have any idea why these things could be occuring or if you have had the same issues is there a way to fix it. I've searched the forums and web for weeks and at this point have found nothing.
Thanks!
Is there anybody out there to help me figure it out why my freehand MX Win dosen't allow me to export in EPS format?
The message apppering says: "Could not save document because read or write access has been denied"
I've already re-installed the program, but the problem remains.
I've always preferred Freehand when creating print documents. But, somewhere along the line, upgrading to FHMX as well as upgrading to O.S. Leopard and Snow Leopard, I can't find a print setup box that includes such as separations, bleed and trim. A little help?
TWendell
I recently purchased a new MacBook Pro 2.26 GHz INtel Core Duo with 4 GB ram and installed the latest version of FH. The performance is very sluggish, sometimes taking 5-10 seconds for a new document to open after pressing the command + N keyboard combo. FH10 on my old G4 867 MP was much more responsive. Does anyone have any advice for speeding up FH11 on my new, supposedly faster computer.
thanks in advance,
John
Does completely work on Windows 7 or are there compatibility issues?
Can't create PDF's via the print dialog and cannot export as PDF or EPS.
Need to know for certain if these features no longer work with Windows 7 or if something went awry on my installation.
Thank you.
I have been using Freehand 10.4.9 for yars (sad maybe, bug it works and I love it) but all of a sudden it won't work properly. I create a document and send it to print. It downloads, then just quits. The job still prints, but I have to relaunch the program before I can use it again. Also, the document does not appear under 'open recent' .
So I thought - reload the software. Trouble is all my software is in the form of an upgrade (I have upgraded since V1). So, do I just reload the last upgrade (Freehand MX) and thats it, or do I have to do something else. I really can't remember what I did last time (2005)!
I don't want to totally unpick what I have got at the moment, even though it is not working properly, until I have finished the job I am working on. Help please will be much appreciated.
I've had this issue forever and would be really grateful for any advice.
Whenever I export out of Freehand to PDF it ignores any lens fills or tint panels I've created and leaves them behind.
Any ideas anyone?
Thanks, J
Anyone out there that can help me? I have MX installed but cannot upgrade to 11.0.1 or 11.0.2 on my Intell based Imac. I spent at least 12 hours on the phone with Adobe and their final evaluation was to forget Freehand and spend $200 for Illustrator. They are telling me that I can't use MX on MacOS 10.6.6, I know that it is not true, because I'm using it now...I just can't upgrade, so that I can use a pressure sensitive Wacom pad, which is how I draw for ALL my design work. I also have MX installed on a G5 tower running OS 10.5.8 and it supports the Wacom pad. I have never used Illustrator, except for transfering files for use in Freehand. I purchased my retail copy of MX off Ebay, because my version 10 did not support the Wacom, how could they have overlooked such an important feature in 10? Now I have the upgraded MX 11.0 and it does not support Wacom on my newest Intel Imac running 10.6.6. The more I update the more I wish I still had my G3 running Freehand 8. When I started in the design/Ilustration world after the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in '83 I had a set af Mars pens and a pad of vellum....ahh those where the days! But now I'm just rambling! Any suggestions that don't entail working on a Windows based PC?
Long time FH user, didn't upgrade to Snow Leopard specifically to keep FH running. It's been humming along on my MacBook Pro for 2 years. Yesterday I allowed an automatic Apple system update as I do all the time and now Freehand will no longer start. The icon bounces around in the dock as if it's starting, settles, but never opens on the desktop. Right click on the icon shows 'application not responding.' So I uninstalled/reinstalled, repaired permissions, tried to open on another user account. No luck. Anyone have any ideas? I'm seriously going to have to find an old Tiger Mac just to open my files and convert to Illustrator if I can't get this resolved.
Hello
I've just installed the latest security update for Snow Leopard 10.6.8 on my MacPro 2008. It seems that I can't save my Freehand files anymore, Freehand quits every time. Do you have similar issues?
Just a 'heads up' to anyone who may still be lurking this board. With the release of Illustrator CS6 Adobe has apparently dropped support for opening FreeHand files i.e. Ai CS6 no longer opens FH files! Whether this is a short term glitch will probably largely depend on how vociferous the FH user base are in their desire to see this functionality restored. It seems to me now more than ever (esp. on Mac's going forward) that we do need to know there will be a program capable of running on contemporary architectures that can open FH files.
Les